Candidate forum for COC Board Wednesday

Starts 11 a.m. in Hasley Hall at COC Valencia

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The College of the Canyons Associated Student Government (ASG) has scheduled a candidates forum from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14, for the candidates vying to fill two seats on the Santa Clarita Community College Board of Trustees.

The event will be held on the COC Valencia campus, in Hasley Hall, Room 137.

All of the candidates who are running for the two open seats have been invited to attend.

Seat No. 3 is currently held by Joan W. MacGregor. She is running for re-election against challenger Randy R. Moberg.

Seat No. 1 has been filled by Ernie Tichenor who is not running for re-election. The four candidates hoping to fill that position are Michael D. Berger, Robin L. Bryce, John L. Dortch and Brian E. Koegle.

Forum moderators will be Nicolas Cardenas, student trustee, and Allison Korse-Devlin, director of student development for the college.

"We are hoping the event will clarify the positions of the candidates on issues that affect students and student life here at COC," Cardenas said. "We really think that it is important to hear directly from the candidates rather than through the filter of others."

Each candidate will have an opportunity to make a two-minute opening statement. Questions for the candidates will come from those prepared by the ASG leadership as well as from audience members who will have the opportunity to submit questions to the moderators before and during the forum.

Each candidate will be allowed to make a brief summation statement at the conclusion of the event.